Spectral and YG Acoustics

[Mdp632]

Hello,

New to the forum and a YG Carmel owner. Anyone ever hear this pairing in person?

I know Magico is more common with Spectral but, just looking for some feedback.

Interested in a faster and cleaner amplifier than my Pass and prefer American made audio.

Thanks

 

[asiufy]

Hi there,

That's a pairing I've wondered about myself, as a YG fan (and dealer). Unfortunately, the Spectral are a little hard to come by...

One american made amp we've tried to incredible results are the D'Agostino Momentum (and the Classic Stereo too). We're receiving a pair of his new Progression monos any time now too...

YG uses D'Agostino at the factory, and Dan has 2 pairs of YGs over there as well, so it's been known to work


cheers,
alex

 

[Mdp632]

Hi there,

That's a pairing I've wondered about myself, as a YG fan (and dealer). Unfortunately, the Spectral are a little hard to come by...

One american made amp we've tried to incredible results are the D'Agostino Momentum (and the Classic Stereo too). We're receiving a pair of his new Progression monos any time now too...

YG uses D'Agostino at the factory, and Dan has 2 pairs of YGs over there as well, so it's been known to work


cheers,
alex

Alex,

Thanks for the reply. I always thought of Wilson when I read about D'Agostino amps. Unfortunately, besides the Classic Stereo his stuff is out of my range. Plus is his stuff even considered a high bandwidth design?

 

[still-one]

Alex,

Thanks for the reply. I always thought of Wilson when I read about D'Agostino amps. Unfortunately, besides the Classic Stereo his stuff is out of my range. Plus is his stuff even considered a high bandwidth design?

I guess it depends on what you consider high bandwidth.

"Fully complementary, balanced circuit topology using 1% metal-film resistors and 69 MHz output transistors allows ultra-low noise and bandwidth exceeding 200 kHz."

 

[scouter]

I used a Spectral 15 - 260 driving YG Carmel 1s and it sounded great!! I had this system for 2 1/2 years before I switched over to Magico. The Carmel has a lot more bass than people give it credit for when used with an amp like the 260. (Replaced my Oddessey Khartgo with the 260, and wow! Of course, should be better with the price differential). Imaging is spectacular with the Spectral. I would imagine one would get similar sound using larger YGs, BUT definitely listen before assuming. Would be an expensive assumption if wrong.

Hello,

New to the forum and a YG Carmel owner. Anyone ever hear this pairing in person?

I know Magico is more common with Spectral but, just looking for some feedback.

Interested in a faster and cleaner amplifier than my Pass and prefer American made audio.

Thanks

 

[Elberoth]

You may also try one of the Ncore based designs. Those are also incredibly fast and clean sounding. Theta Prometheus springs to mind.

http://www.stereophile.com/content/theta-digital-prometheus-monoblock-power-amplifier